President Bola Tinubu has honoured Nigeria’s literary icon, Professor Wole Soyinka, by renaming the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos, as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, as the renowned writer celebrates his 90th birthday. In…
Protest: Surulere residents express mixed feelings
Some residents of Surulere in Lagos State on Wednesday expressed mixed feelings over the protest called by labour unions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country’s labour unions led by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union…
How Oluwatosin Ajeigbe built Banny Football League from the ground up
Football as a language of peace and togetherness! Oluwatosin Ajeigbe recognised this in 2017 when he founded the Banny Football League (BFL) inspired by the streets of Banire, Surulere, Lagos. A true football enthusiast, Ajeigbe’s goal has always been to…
Lagos announces traffic diversion ahead APC’s mega rally for Tinubu
The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion for the upcoming All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential and Gubernatorial rallies scheduled to hold on Saturday, 26th November 2022 at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm. The…
How driver suffocated my son, father of pupil who died on Lagos school bus
The father of one of the pupils who lost their lives after suffocating on a bus conveying them home from school in Lagos, has spoken on how he got the sad news. On Friday, two pupils of a mission school,…
Commuters commend LASG for implementing ‘okada’ restriction on highways
Commuters on Wednesday commended the Lagos State Government for implementing the ban on motorcycles, popularly known as ‘’Okada’’ on the highways and some local governments in the state. Some of the commuters and residents, who spoke with the News Agency…
Okada ban remains on June 1 – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Govenor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said there is no going back on the June 1 proposed ban of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as ‘Okada’ on highways. Sanwo-Olu said this while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday evening, after the State…
Falling container crushes man to death in Lagos, woman in critical condition
Tragedy occurred at COSTAIN roundabout, Surulere area of Lagos State, when a fallen 40-feet container laden truck, fell on a vehicle, crushing one, yet to be identified male to death, while three others, including a female, sustained different degrees of…
Bridget beat four boys without help yet you say women are weak
There was this girl in our neighbourhood where we lived in Surulere. She was called Bridget and I hope she reads this story. Bridget, we thought was a ‘pompous girl’; she was our age mate then, all of us…